Success
Tubsat-N & N1
Communications
Makeyev Rocket Design BureauCommercial
Shtil'-1
LEOorbit
TUBSAT-N and Tubsat-N1 are two nanosatellites, which were launched on the 7th of July 1998 as a satellite cluster from a submarine with a russian Shtil-1 rocket in the Barents Sea. All systems are working well and the satellites are in a excellent overall condition. The satellites were separated in orbit via telecommand. Both satellites were developed at the Technical University of Berlin and the complete project was financed by DLR.
Tuesday, July 7, 1998 at 3:15 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,250
Agency Mission
#1
Pad Launch
#1
Location Launch
#1
Designator
1998-042
Launch Window
NET
Jul 7, 1998, 3:15 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Sea Launch
Total Launches
40
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
74.0000, 38.0000
Shtil'-1 Specs
A Russian intercontinental ballistic orbital launch vehicle. Three stage vehicle based on R-29RM SLBM
Length
14.8 m
Diameter
1.9 m
Launch Mass
40 t
Thrust
809 kN
LEO Capacity
430 kg
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1998
Fastest Turnaround
7y 10mo
Total Launches
2
Successful
2
Failed
0
Consecutive Success
2
Maiden flight: Jul 7, 1998
Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau
The JSC Makeyev Design Bureau is a Russian missile design company located in Miass, Russia. Established in December 1947 as SKB-385, the company is the main designer of submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) in Russia. The organization was named in honor of Victor Makeyev. Its full official name is State Rocket Center «Academician V.P. Makeev Design Bureau». In 1965, SKB-385 was redesignated the Design Bureau of Machine-Building (KBM) under the Ministry of General Machine-Building.
Founded
1947
Total Launches
3
Successful
2
Failed
1
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
1